ECS TUNING - MK5/MK6 Rear Upper Stress Bar Kit - Stage 1

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Description

Our ECS Tuning Rear Stress Bar Kit stiffens the chassis in the rear of your Volkswagen MK5 Rabbit, R32 or MK6 Golf, GTI, Golf R in the area most prone to chassis flex during hard cornering or changes in road surfaces. Our Stress Bar helps to stiffen the rear chassis from undesired torsional flexing of the body which allows for faster turn-in speed and flatter cornering, while reducing chassis creaks and groans.

Our Rear Stress Bar Kit achieves all of these great benefits with little intrusion in the cabin, maximizing cargo area, while maintaining functionality with the rear seatbacks in all positions, with no noticeable increase in NVH. The entire assembly is easily removed in minutes and requires no permanent drilling or cutting into the body.

PART DESIGN

In-house designed and engineered in our Wadsworth, Ohio facility, using FARO ARM laser scanning technology for precise fitment
Upper mounting brackets effectively grab the inside of the rear seat latch anchor and require absolutely no cutting or drilling for an easy install
Upper mounting brackets are machined from 6061-T6 billet aluminum and are finished in a black anodized coating
Rear Stress bar is made from heavy duty .120" wall DOM steel tubing, powdercoated in a tough wrinkle black finish and features a turnbuckle style adjustment for simple on-car tensioning
Heavy duty zinc-plated rod ends with LH and RH threads feature high quality bearings and locking jam nuts to secure final adjustments
Total kit adds only 7 pounds
Upgradeable to our "Stage 2 Add-On Kit" which provide two lower braces, brackets and a union assembly to further tie the rear chassis together (see ES3603701)

KIT CONTENTS

Upper mounting brackets and hardware
Upper stress bar with rod ends and jam nuts

PERFORMANCE FEATURES

By tensioning the body together in the largest void of the vehicle, body flex is reduced. This improves the handling of the vehicle by reducing understeer, in addition to allowing faster turn-in speed all while reducing common creaks and groans.

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Our ECS Tuning Rear Stress Bar Kit was designed, engineered, tested and quality inspected by our Research and Development team in our Wadsworth, Ohio facility. We strive for the highest level of precision and quality through leading-edge product development technology including FARO laser scanning for reverse engineering and quality inspection, SolidWorks 3D CAD modeling, rapid prototyping utilizing our in-house 3D printer, and rigorous long term product testing.

INSTALLATION AND SUPPORT

Need installation tips? We put together a full installation tutorial from start to finish. See our Installation PDF under the INSTALLATION Tab for more information.

Cross Reference

hatch brace, hatch bar, interior brace

This Part Fits the Following Vehicles

Make	Model	Submodel	Engine
Volkswagen	Golf R	All	2.0T
Volkswagen	Golf V	All	2.0T
Volkswagen	Golf V	All	2.5
Volkswagen	Golf V	All	TDI
Volkswagen	Golf VI	All	2.0T
Volkswagen	Golf VI	All	2.5
Volkswagen	Golf VI	All	TDI
Volkswagen	R32 MKV	All	3.2

*The above product applications have been written by ECS Tuning. All warranties, product application, fitment, and performance are the responsibility of ECS Tuning. For additional information see the terms of use.

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SKU: ES3603700

£225.44 Incl. VAT

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